Dow's merger with DuPont was the headline acquisition of the month.
December was a hectic month for food and drink industry transactions, with 55 recorded in the bevblog.net mergers and acquisitions database.
Two were valued at more than $10bn
Of the 55 total, 15 were in alcohol, eight in dairy, seven in soft drinks and seven in ingredients.
29 countries featured, led by the United States with involvement in 26 deals. The United Kingdom followed on 12, then Belgium on seven, Brazil and France on five, Germany on four and Israel on three.
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